1. Being on a wait list for a Cabbage Patch Kid and not even being able to pick the one you wanted (bonus points if you remember its name -- mine was Mitzy Shirley and she had the dreaded short curly hair).

2. Jumping on the eyes of the alligator with Pit Fall Harry.

3. Thinking Flash Gordon had the best special effects ever.

4. That coffee-flavored sucking candy all elderly people had (before anything coffee flavored was cool).

5. The random Super Friends like the Apache Chief, Gleek, and Samurai.

6. Screaming, "Oh my God, the girl in Sleepaway Camp has a penis!"

7. What kind of G-news Gary Gnu shared.

8. Having an actual family discussion about whether to get a VHS or a Betamax.

Yes, I do remember that place! How sad, I didn't know it's not there anymore. I never got to go to that place.

Quoting bozobean:

Do you remember that German Old World Village in Anaheim? It looked like an old European village, and they had a nice Octoberfest every year as well as other festivals. I heard it's not there anymore. It's sad because they had good German pastries in one shop there.

Quoting SnortysMom:

Shut the front door! My DH was born and raised in Buena Park (near Knotts too) I grew up in Anaheim! lol

Quoting bozobean:

We lived in Orange County too (Buena Park close to Knotts Berry Farm and Disneyland). My dad took me to where the Olympics were, but we couldn't get any tickets. The scalpers wanted too much, so we just walked around looking at stuff they were selling outside. Lol

Quoting SnortysMom:

My dad stood in line too for 2 hours to get my Cabbage Patch Doll. I still have her -- Tilly Michelle was her name. lol.

Jellies shoes - I had 2 pairs...pink and a pearl white AND I had a jellies purse with my Michael Jackson button attached to it! lol. Damn shoes made my feet sweat!!

Silver Spoons - I effin' wanted to live in that house so bad! lol

Mel's Diner - "Kiss My Grits!"

L.A. Olympics - my parents went to the track and field events (we lived in Orange County so it wasn't too far away) but they sat in the total nose bleed section. My mom said everyone looked like ants from where she was sitting. lol

Quoting bozobean:

My poor father stood in a three hour long line to get my Cabbage Patch doll. Her name is Hilda Billie, and I still have her. Bless his heart, he passed away of cancer two years ago.

I also remember:

Reebok high tops

Striped jeans

Harem pants

Jellies shoes (I had a bunch of colors)

Silver Spoons

Intellivision

Mrs. PacMan

Donkey Kong

Barbies

Weebles

Snoopy Snow Cone Machine

Easy Bake Oven

Flourescent color shirts, socks, etc.

Remembering the words to Three's Company and Welcome Back Kotter theme songs.

My best friend being all gaga for Tom Cruise, but he wasn't the least bit attractive to me.

1. Being on a wait list for a Cabbage Patch Kid and not even being able to pick the one you wanted (bonus points if you remember its name -- mine was Mitzy Shirley and she had the dreaded short curly hair). - I was too old for them when they came out - and I always hated dolls

2. Jumping on the eyes of the alligator with Pit Fall Harry. - nope

3. Thinking Flash Gordon had the best special effects ever. - well...no. That movie was crap then too. Star Wars had good effects!

4. That coffee-flavored sucking candy all elderly people had (before anything coffee flavored was cool). - I do! Nips? Is that what there were called?

6. Screaming, "Oh my God, the girl in Sleepaway Camp has a penis!" - I only saw that movie recently!

7. What kind of G-news Gary Gnu shared. - loved that show!

8. Having an actual family discussion about whether to get a VHS or a Betamax. We didn't get a VCR til 1987!

9. Later having the same discussion about Atari and Coleco. - I had a Pong for a while. Mom took it as collateral for a loan to a friend.

10. Kermit's nephew Robin. - so cute!

11. Asking Santa for Fashion Plates, Donny & Marie Barbies, 2XL, Transformers, a Speak n' Spell, Barbie's Townhouse with the yellow elevator, and Weeble Wobbles. Didn't care for Transformers or 2XL but rocked the hell out of all the rest!

26. The floor of your closet having one or all of these: Reebok high tops, Tretorns, K-Swiss, Keds, shoe boots, Justins, Dan Posts, Doc Martens. - Nope, Nikes were the shit in the 80s where I grew up. I didn't want Docs until the 90s.

25. That only Big Bird used to be able to see Snuffleupagus. - srsly! WTF is up with everyone being able to see him now?

26. The yellow waterproof Walkman you desperately wanted. - nope, I had a silver one

27. Being willing to fight to the death over the claim that Joey McIntyre was the cutest New Kid on the Block. - wrong end of the decade. I was metal by that point.

28. Getting excited to see Trolley on Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood, because you knew what that meant. - I will cop to that. I loved Daniel Tiger

30. That He-Man and Battle Cat were known as Adam and Cringer when they were in their everyday clothes. - was never a huge fan

31. Those Mr. Yuck stickers our parents stuck on toxic things around the house, which amounted to their highly questionable version of baby-proofing. Those stickers were awesome! They still give them away too.

32. Being able to spend the entire day outside with no way for your parents to contact you (and that being OK). - they could contact you. All they had to do was yell and your ass had 5 minutes to run home.

34. Going to a drive-in. (My first was Thank God It's Friday. What were my parents thinking?) - We'd always get a dead battery!

35. Having to get up to turn the television channel or adjust the bunny ears.- I know!

36. Being able to pass a test strictly based on the knowledge you gained from Schoolhouse Rock. - hells yeah!

37. Roller skating to anything by Journey, Chicago, Boston, Foreigner, or Air Supply. - I was a timid child that would not go skating.

38. Finding any guy whose family had a Trans-Am or its cousin, the Firebird, to be the hottest guy ever -- bonus if he had a mullet. - My cute Cali cousins brought a Firebird to afamily reunion campout.

39. Getting Troll dolls out of vending machines. - I had one...I guess that could be where I got it.